Aphids Made Me Do It Last year, the okra in my garden was covered with aphids. I wanted to use natural pest control, and ladybugs were the answer. I ordered live ladybugs from an online vendor. I released my mail order ladybugs into the garden and the aphids were controlled in three days and for the […]
Entries Tagged as 'eggplant'
Ladybug Desire
July 17th, 2014 2 Comments
Tags: above ground garden · aphids · eggplant · garden pests · Okra · Organic Gardening · Raised Garden · soil solarization · Vegetables
Attack of the Killer Eggplant
June 20th, 2014 5 Comments
Eggplant Injury Many of my friends know that I spent the last couple of weeks preparing for surgery on the middle finger of my right hand. Just today, one asked how it turned out. A second friend was completely surprised and wanted to know what she had missed. What follows is the story of my eggplant injury experience… […]
Tags: above ground garden · eggplant · Raised Garden · Vegetables
First Harvest of the Spring Season
April 24th, 2014 6 Comments
Spring Garden In South Florida, there are two growing seasons… the first begins in October and ends in February; the second begins toward the end of February and goes until about mid-June. Planted Raised Garden Boxes B-I-G Bunch of Green Beans The first of the produce has just come in. In the last two days, I […]
Tags: above ground garden · eggplant · Green Beans · Raised Garden · Tomatoes · Vegetables
